LEXICON
No.72 July 25, 2011

Survey of National Medical Care Insurance Services
社会医療診療行為別調査
Legal prescription
院外処方
In-house prescription
院内処方
Drug cost
薬剤料
Technical fee for dispensing pharmacist
調剤技術料
Pharmaceutical management fee
薬学管理料

This survey is conducted by Korosho once a year to determine health care benefits received by persons insured under the health insurance programs managed by the Japan Health Insurance Association (全国健康保険協会(協会けんぽ)), society-managed health insurance programs (組合健保), national health insurance programs...

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